Coalfaces Life After Coal in the Afan Valley

"This series of documentary photographs shows the life and landscape of five small settlements in South Wales. These communities in the Afan Valley, after the pit closures, had to deal with high levels of unemployment and found themselves with severe adjustment problems." "Over several years, Tina Carr and Annemarie Schone worked with the residents of the valley to document the place that they call 'home'." "These photographs, gritty, beautiful, empathetic, sad and humorous, reflect a hardy and feisty attitude, shared by the residents despite the adversity they are forced to face, and provide us with a much needed reminder of a community all too easily forgotten about."--BOOK JACKET.

Tina Carr and Anne-Marie Schone are award-winning artists who work together on many diverse projects, combining their skills of photography, video, and design in innovative, socially conscious, and environmentally friendly ways.